Emergency services for voice over IP telephony (E-VoIP)

• US 20110263219A1
• Filed: 04/25/2011
• Published: 10/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Christopher C. Willis, Dennis J. Hasenfang
• Original Assignee: Christopher C. Willis, Dennis J. Hasenfang
• Inventors: Willis, Christopher C., Hasenfang, Dennis J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,515,386 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/404.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42348 Location-based services which utilize the location information of a target
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5116 for emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections

Abstract

A method for determining the physical location of a VoIP phone and transmitting the physical location to an emergency services call center or the like comprises the steps of determining the physical location of the VoIP phone using multiple location detection technologies, placing a call to an emergency services call center using the VoIP phone, and automatically transmitting the physical location of the VoIP phone to the emergency services call center.

Claims

1. A method for determining the physical location of a VoIP phone and transmitting the physical location to an emergency services call center or the like, the method comprising:

determining the physical coordinates of the VoIP phone using multiple location detection technologies;

placing a call to the emergency services call center with the VoIP phone; and

automatically transmitting the physical location of the VoIP phone to the emergency services call center.